acromegaly / ˌæk rəˈmɛg ə li /

📖毕业后词汇肢端肥大症渐冻人症肢端肥厚症渐冻症

acromegaly 的定义

n. 名词 noun

Pathology.

  1. a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the head, the soft parts of the feet and hands, and sometimes other structures, due to excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland.

更多acromegaly例句

  1. At the other end, a tumor of the pituitary can over-produce growth hormone and cause acromegaly.
  2. It may also suffice merely to call attention to the connection between acromegaly and the hypophysis.
  3. Acromegaly is characterised by abnormal growth, chiefly in the bones of the head, face, and extremities.
  4. Indeed, as Marie has said, giantism is acromegaly occurring during the period of adolescence.
  5. In this case also the resulting ductless gland is still of functional importance, for disease of it is associated with acromegaly.
  6. One case of amenorrhea I saw in recent years proved to be due to a beginning acromegaly.